Originally Posted by
PaPeRo
Well the guy said you shouldn't upgrade to a carbon gear shaft because it doesn't spin....um..well the stock metal one doesn't either.
Now if both don't spin then the carbon one would still be worthwhile if you're looking to save weight because it's 10X lighter...yes I've weighed it.
Now if you want to use the heavier metal gear shafts to prevent traction rolling then you might want to recheck your suspension setup/tire setup because it's definitely out of whack.
You want weight low in the chassis not high up like where the gear shafts re located...lol. To get better handling you want better weight distribution not a heavier car otherwise you'd get better handling with a dump truck right cannon?
So you are saying that saving 8 grams makes you go faster ...
Be careful how much paint you put on as that will weigh more.
You give the wrong impression to new racers ... the weight saving is not worthwhile in any way.
And you are reading Tony Gray's post wrong ... he is saying that it doesn't spin meaning not rotational.... meaning that the gears shafts do not rotate so they have no effect on acceleration of the gearbox so no need to replace them.
Now back to Mini racing
Rumours are around that a new 60D size tyre is being tested at the moment and should be released around the first week of November .. and not manufactured by Tamiya